Lead Ohio Foundation

Analysis

Lead Ohio Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lead Ohio Foundation reported income of $570k and spending of $294k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $402k to $570k (+42%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 239%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lead Ohio Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reach Literacy ($570k), Youth for Christ USA Inc ($570k) and South Park Area Redevelopment Committee ($570k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $556k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $556k.